Place d’Armes

Place d’Armes is in Blaye, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Place d’Armes is situated nearby to the tourism office Office du Tourisme de Blaye, as well as near the city gate Porte Dauphine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cidadel of Blaye and Château des Rudel.

Cidadel of Blaye

Castle

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Cidadel of Blaye is a castle, which is situated 160 metres northeast of Place d’Armes.

The Château des Rudel is a château in Blaye, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It was built to protect the fortified town of Blaye from possible enemy incursions and is built on a rocky spur overlooking the Gironde estuary. Château des Rudel is situated 270 metres northeast of Place d’Armes.

Town hall of Blaye

Town hall

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Town hall of Blaye is situated 340 metres east of Place d’Armes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaye and Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse.

Blaye

Town

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Blaye is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. For centuries, Blaye was a particularly convenient crossing point for those who came from the north and went to Bordeaux or further south, to Spain and Portugal.